Agriculture & GrowingSkilledControlled Environment
Greenhouse Technician
Indoor growing: climate, nutrients, and light. Year-round, weather-independent work, often near cities.
What you'd actually do
- Monitor and adjust climate systems
- Mix and dose nutrient solutions
- Seed, transplant, and train crops
- Scout for pests and disease
The facts
- Training time
- Months to 2 years
- Experience expected
- None to 2 years
- Physical demand
- moderate
- Room to advance
- moderate
- Path to ownership
- high
- Level
- Skilled
Work environment
Indoors · Greenhouses · Year-round · Humid
Skills
Core to the job
- Greenhouse operations
- Horticulture
- Hydroponics & CEA
- Sensors & monitoring
- Record keeping & compliance
Helps you stand out
- Plant identification
- Pest & disease management
- Troubleshooting
- Water management
Education & credentials
- High school diploma or GED
- Horticulture coursework helpful
Licensing rules vary by state, county, and job scope. Always confirm what applies where you plan to work.
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Where this leads
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- Training:
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- Experience:
- 4-7 years
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Deep plant expertise applied commercially — nurseries, estates, botanical gardens, or specialty crop production.
- Training:
- 3-5 years
- Experience:
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